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VP candidate watch: Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s impact in Pa. and beyond
The one-hour special aired Monday, Aug. 5 at 8 p.m. on 90.9 FM and via livestream on WHYY.org.
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Listen 55:32On school vouchers, fracking and Palestine, Shapiro draws criticism and praise
Some Democrats are protesting Shapiro's rightward moves, while some in the GOP call him an unreliable partner.
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Shapiro VP run could bring attacks over aide’s sex harassment case
Female legislators and victim advocates say the governor responded poorly.
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RFK Jr. admits to dumping a dead bear in Central Park, solving a decade-old mystery
In a video, Kennedy told Roseanne Barr how the dead bear ended up in his van upstate and, ultimately, on top of a bicycle beneath a bush in New York City’s largest urban park.
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Legal bills top $4.2M in fight over key Pa. climate change program
The Shapiro administration and legislative Republicans are on opposite sides of court cases involving the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
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Harris once wanted to ban fracking. Trump wants voters in energy-rich Pennsylvania to remember
The Harris campaign called Trump’s claims an “attempt to distract from his own plans to enrich oil and gas executives at the expense of the middle class.”
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WORLD channel now airs on WHYY television services and features a range of global programming
WHYY television viewers have access to stories with the goal of bringing a human element to “conflicts, movements and cultures.”
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Rally dates are set. Venues are chosen. The only thing missing for Harris’ blitz is her VP choice
Harris interviewed at least three running mate contenders on Sunday in Washington. They were Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro, Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
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Top musicians are teaching jazz music to middle and high school students in Philadelphia through the All City Orchestra Summer Academy.
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What did the pandemic do to your favorite theater company? Some survived, others didn’t make it
The pandemic caused an existential crisis for many small theaters and theater companies in the Philadelphia area.
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Listen 3:00Delco boroughs seek main street designation to uplift businesses along Chester Pike
Dedicated funding and development opportunities from a main street designation would bring new life to the six boroughs, making them a destination along a busy thoroughfare.
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Where Gov. Josh Shapiro stands on immigration issues — in Pa. and beyond
Approximately 7.7% of Pennsylvanians are foreign-born — close to 1 million residents. More than half are naturalized citizens eligible to vote.
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Listen 2:43‘Talented politician’: Pennsylvania Republicans respond to Shapiro as possible VP pick
Josh Shapiro has a reputation for reaching across the aisle to pass bills and “get s*** done.” So what do Republicans in Pennsylvania think about him? Depends on who you ask.
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Listen 2:54Joel Embiid hears the booing from French fans at the Paris Olympics. He’s embraced it
Memo to the French fans booing the 76ers’ star for choosing to play for the U.S. instead of the host nation: Embiid plays in Philly, where fans are, in a word, passionate.
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Hunter Biden set to be sentenced on gun charges in November
Sentencing is set for Nov. 13 in Wilmington, Delaware. The president's son could face up to 25 years in prison, but as a first-time offender he may avoid prison entirely.
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